Immigration helped fuel the growth of America’s Orthodox churches more than a century ago. Now, it’s conversions from other ...

Thousands of Russians celebrating the Orthodox Christian feast day of Epiphany, where worshippers bathe in the icy waters of frozen lakes and rivers, have been forced to cancel their traditional ...

Orthodox Christians in Tampa Bay and around ... In some traditions, it celebrates the baptism of Jesus by St. John the Baptist in the River Jordan and in others the visit of the Three Magi to ...

11. The Holy Feast of Epiphany, or Theophany, or the Feast of Light, is greatly celebrated in the Orthodox world. It commemorates Christ's baptism, his blessing of the Jordan River, and the divine ...

6 each year. Theophany commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River, the wedding at Cana and the visit of the Magi. The Orthodox church celebrates the blessings of water during Theophany.” ...

The Orthodox distinctiveness lies particularly ... the celebration of Christ’s baptism on January 6. The difference dates back to the early 20th century, when it was proposed to align the ...

Known in the west as Epiphany, meaning just ‘manifestation,’ Theophany means more specifically ‘manifestation of God’ The Orthodox Church keeps January 6 for commemorating the Baptism of ...

Our heavenly Father gives us his own divine life in baptism, infusing his divine nature into our human nature. What a beautiful gift! He also says to us: “Wait a second. I’m not finished yet.

Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated the feast of the Baptism of the Lord by baptizing 21 babies in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel and praying the Angelus with pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square.

Many Orthodox churches celebrated the Feast of Theophany, also known as Epiphany, on Jan. 6. The major feast commemorates Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan River and the revelation of the Holy ...

For the first time in Wollongong, a boy and a girl have together claimed the honour of saving the holy cross of Jesus Christ as the Illawarra Macedonian Orthodox community celebrates one of its ...